Just one win, that’s all it takes. One Notre Dame victory and all the madness ends. And if the Irish lose next weekend at rival USC? Keep you hands and feet inside the car, everyone. It’s going to get bumpy.

With two weeks remaining in the college football regular season, Notre Dame has moved into the No.1 spot and is one of three teams that controls its destiny in the race for the BCS National Championship Game. The other two: No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia.

If the Tide or Bulldogs win out, they will play in the championship game no matter what Notre Dame does. And if Notre Dame loses?

Get ready for any number of potential matchups, including two possible SEC vs. SEC National Championship Games. If the Irish lose to USC, the winner of the SEC Championship Game will more than likely play Florida if the Gators win next week at Florida State.

One bit of good news for those sick at the thought of another SEC. vs. SEC national title game: USC star quarterback Matt Barkley will miss the Notre Dame game with a shoulder injury, and redshirt freshman Max Wittek will start. In other words, Notre Dame’s chances of winning at USC—and therefore locking up one spot in the BCS National Championship Game—are stronger.

Breaking down the BCS poll:

Overrated

No. 4 Florida. Been saying this for a few weeks now, and the Gators continue to back it up. Look at the last two weeks: anyone who thinks this team that struggled to beat Louisiana-Lafayette and FCS Jacksonville State is a top five team, isn’t watching the games.

Could Florida be resting players in these two games to prepare for FSU? Doubtful. The Gators just aren’t good on offense, yet still clearly have the best resume of any one-loss team (and really, any team) in the field.

No. 6 Kansas State. With all due respect to the Baylor defense, the Bears were 120th overall in total defense before whipping Kansas State. After the game, they moved to 119. And this is the unit that consistently shut down K-State’s offense.

That game, more than anything, underscored K-State’s ability to score on short fields all season after forcing turnovers. When the Wildcats didn’t force multiple turnovers, they were forced to drive the length of the field. And we all saw how that worked out.

Underrated

No. 8 Stanford. Let’s call it the way it is: Stanford got hosed in the loss to Notre Dame (yes, Stepfan Taylor scored). The Cardinal also dropped numerous passes and played awful on offense in a 17-13 loss at No.25 Washington.

And now? There’s not a team in the nation Stanford couldn’t beat. In fact, Stanford would likely be favored over every team, except Alabama. This is the perfect team for the 2014 playoff. Getting hot at the right time. Let’s see what they can do this week against another hot team, UCLA.

No. 10 Florida State. Blame this on the computers. The human polls have the 'Noles at No. 5 (coaches) and No. 6 (Harris), but FSU is barely recognized by the computer polls (highest rank is No. 15; still unranked by one).